Biosecurity & AI Safety Investigator

The role

You will review and label biological and biotechnology-related content against established policies and guidelines. The work involves evaluating complex biological exchanges to distinguish legitimate research from potentially harmful or dual-use applications.

What you will do

• Review and label biological and biotechnology-related content according to defined policies and guidelines.
• Evaluate technically complex or ambiguous biological exchanges and make consistent risk determinations.
• Distinguish legitimate scientific and research use cases from potentially harmful or dual-use applications.
• Apply subject-matter expertise across areas such as pathogen research, microbiology, molecular biology, cancer biology, synthetic biology, or related disciplines.
• Identify ambiguous or challenging cases and clearly document the reasoning behind decisions.
• Help improve the consistency and quality of biological safety review processes.

Required qualifications

• Strong academic or professional background in biology, microbiology, virology, molecular biology, cancer biology, biotechnology, synthetic biology, or a related field.
• Ability to understand technical biological research, terminology, methods, and experimental concepts.
• Strong analytical judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to consistently apply written policies to complex and ambiguous scientific scenarios.
• Interest or experience in biosecurity, biodefense, biosafety, biorisk, dual-use biotechnology, or biological threat assessment.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Government, national security, or biodefense work involving biological threats.
• Biosecurity, biosafety, biorisk, or dual-use research.
• Pathogen, infectious disease, microbiology, or virology research.
• Cancer biology, molecular biology, genomics, or related biomedical research.
• Academic or industry research involving emerging biotechnology.
• Master's-level scientific training combined with government, biodefense, or biosecurity experience.

Benefits

• Opportunity to apply deep biological knowledge to emerging challenges at the intersection of biotechnology, safety, and AI.
• Exposure to frontier AI capabilities and risks in biology.
• Opportunity to meet and work with leading researchers.

Before you apply

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• All new hires will participate in in-person onboarding in Washington, DC, New York City, or San Francisco during their first week.

About the company

10a Labs is the safety and threat-intelligence layer trusted by frontier AI labs, AI unicorns, Fortune 10 companies, and leading global technology platforms.